How Sleeping Disorders impact on Health?

Sleeping is one of the most important functions in life and it plays a vital role in keeping our body and mind healthy.Deficiency of sleeping disorders can lead to health illness, accidents, lack of
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Sleeping is one of the most important functions in life and it plays a vital role in keeping our body and mind healthy.Deficiency of sleeping disorders can lead to health illness, accidents, lack of job performance, and stress effects on relationships.

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1.
Sleeping Disorders

2.
Definition
Sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical
disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or
animal. Some sleep disorders are serious
enough to interfere with normal
physical, mental and emotional functioning.
Polysomnography is a test commonly ordered
for some sleep disorders.

3.
Common Sleep Disorders
Primary insomnia: Chronic difficulty in falling asleep and/or
maintaining sleep when no other cause is found for these
symptoms.
Bruxism: Involuntarily grinding or clenching of the teeth
while sleeping.
Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS): inability to
awaken and fall asleep at socially acceptable times but
no problem with sleep maintenance, a disorder of
circadian rhythms. (Other such disorders are advanced
sleep phase syndrome (ASPS), non-24-hour sleep-wake
syndrome (Non-24), and irregular sleep wake rhythm, all
much less common than DSPS, as well as the transient
jet lag and shift work sleep disorder.)
Hypopnea syndrome: Abnormally shallow breathing or
slow respiratory rate while sleeping.

4.
Types of Sleep Disorders
Dyssomnias: A broad category of sleep disorders
characterized by either hypersomnia or insomnia.
The three major subcategories include intrinsic
, extrinsic, and disturbances of circadian rhythm.
Insomnia: Insomnia is often a symptom of a mood
disorder or underlying health condition.
Primary hypersomnia: Hypersomnia of central or
brain origin.
Narcolepsy: A chronic neurological disorder, which
is caused by the brain's inability to control sleep
and wakefulness.

5.
Signs and Symptoms of Sleep disorders
• Difficulty falling asleep at night or getting
back to sleep after waking during the night
• Waking up frequently during the night
• Your sleep feels light, fragmented, or
exhausting
• You need to take something (sleeping
pills, nightcap, supplements) in order to get to
sleep
• Sleepiness and low energy during the day